Kemp & Eden
Monday, September 10th, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
As childhood friends in suburban Georgia, Charlotte Kemp Muhl and Eden Rice shared an imaginary language and love of creativity that eventually led to their writing dozens of songs. Time passed and the two drifted apart, reuniting eight years later to record these childhood songs. Muhl is also 1/2 of Ghost of a Sabre tooth Tiger. Kemp & Eden's debut, "Black Hole Lace," is out now on Chimera Music and they drop by WFMU's Love Room to play some of it for us.

Dan FrielMonday, September 10th, 2012, 9am - Noon
on
Liz Berg's show
Armed with a keyboard, a sampler, an array of pedals, and a tangle of christmas lights, Dan Friel is a one-man party. Formerly of the great band Parts & Labor, Dan's solo work is a fireball of thumping, lo-fi, glitched-out melodic fun. Dan recently joined the Thrill Jockey label and will be performing at their 20th Anniversary party at Death By Audio on Sept 14th, along with White Hills, Guardian Alien, Man Forever, and Rhyton. But don't miss his Monday morning wake-up call on Liz Berg's show... skip the caffeine, otherwise your head might explode.

Spray Lodge and Gatsby of West EggSunday, September 9th, 2012, 3am - 6am
on
Imaginary Radio with Chris M.
Brand-new Tampa-based hip hop group West Egg create catchy, innovative music and incendiary (literally) videos. Spray Lodge performs live in the WFMU studio and will be joined with Gatsby via phone for an interview. Check out the future of hip hop on Imaginary Radio!

White WiresSaturday, September 8th, 2012, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
The Cherry Blossom Clinic is stoked to present The White Wires from Ottawa Canada. These guys are fantastic ye olde fashioned pop music handcrafted by 'band'...instead of a computer! The White Wires' sound is equal parts Equals, Barracudas, Undertones, the Knack and 20/20. They have a great new LP "WW III" (Dirtnap). The White Wires will be playing their NY show at the Bell House on Sat Sept 8, but catch a joyous sneak peek at earlier in the day on the Cherry Blossom Clinic 3-6pm!

Jeff Murphy of ShoesSaturday, September 8th, 2012, 11am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael welcomes back to the show Jeff Murphy of the Zion, Illinois band Shoes to discuss the band's 38 year history and their brand new album "Ignition," their first release in 18 Years.

Members of the International Contemporary Ensemble
Friday, September 7th, 2012, 3pm - 6pm
on
Miniature Minotaurs with Kurt Gottschalk
Guitarist Dan Lippel and percussionist Nathan Davis of the International Contemporary Ensemble will stop by to discuss the important and fascinating relationship between Pierre Boulez and John Cage, two very different composers with great respect for each other, and to perform pieces by each in anticipation of ICE's Sept. 20 Boulez / Cage concert at Miller Theater on the campus of Columbia University. Over the 11 years of its existence, ICE has become one of the most exciting new music groups around. The ensemble has premiered over 500 compositions in venues ranging from New York’s Lincoln Center and Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art to galleries, bars, clubs, and schools around the world.

Yan WagnerWednesday, September 5th, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Duane Train
New Jack Parisian new wave(Music) revivalist Jan Wagner will be swinging by to talk shop, skinny ties and do a quick DJ set as well. His latest twelve inch for the NYC based UNO label is called "Turmoil" and will have you Gothic Twirlin like a dervish at Danceteria.

Estrogen Highs
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012, 3am - 6am
on
Distort Jersey City with Reed Dunlea
Distort Jersey City is excited to be joined by prolific New Haven CT garage punks Estrogen Highs. This was recorded on their last day of tour before a wild Bushwick house show with NYC bands Nuclear Santa Claust, Trepanning and Trash Tide. Stefan has been booking shows, running DIY spaces (including Popeye's Garage), playing, and recording in Connecticut for years, and Estrogen Highs is the culmination of that work. For fans of Tyvek, Jay Reatard, and The Oblivians. New LP out now on Trouble In Mind Records (Ty Segall, Mean Jeans, Hex Dispensers, The Fresh & Onlys, etc.). Tune in drop out!

Adam Lore from 50 Miles of Elbow RoomFriday, August 31st, 2012, 9am - Noon
on
The Long Rally with Scott McDowell
50 Miles of Elbow Room is the umbrella for Adam Lore's unique documentation and celebration of "American vernacular music." 50MOER specializes in lost American sounds and presents them any which way -- a magazine, concerts, a mailorder outfit and an in-house label. Adam stops by this morning to chat about, among other things, two new projects: Lord You're So Good, the 2nd LP of live recordings from Rev. Charlie Jackson, culled from hours of homemade cassettes, as well as the first-ever NYC-area shows from Mississippi blues musician, RL Boyce.

Seed Stock RecordsFriday, August 31st, 2012, Midnight - 3am
on
Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
RB, the modest mastermind behind Raspberry Bulbs and Seed Stock Records, and a passionate black metal collector, returns to My Castle of Quiet for a second guest-DJ appearance. A show of obscurities, demo cassettes, rare and out-of-print vinyl—basically, a boatload of black metal that many fans will be hard-pressed to find. The last Seed Stock guest appearance wowed My Castle of Quiet listeners, and inspired some to go hard-digging for these tatty musical gems, so don't miss this second go-round of scarce and outstanding selections.

DJ Throwdown: Clay Pigeon Vs. Fabio
Thursday, August 30th, 2012, 3pm - 7pm
on
Strength Through Failure with Fabio
This week Clay Pigeon and Fabio will once again meet on the airwaves to battle for DJ dominance. For their third installment of this "duel" Clay and Fabio have agreed to independent tallying of their scores for an open and fair assessment of their progress. Tune in and hear it for yourself -- and you decide on who spins the "better" records. Thursday, August 30, beginning around 4:30pm during Strength Through Failure and continuing on through The Dusty Show (barring fisticuffs!)

Nite JewelWednesday, August 29th, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Duane Train
Ramona Gonzalez aka Nite Jewel and her band will be dropping by the show to play some songs and shoot the ish. Fresh from a 2-month tour abroad, Nite Jewel will be bringin' their unique blend of hazy, robotic nu-romantic soul to the 'FMU airwaves for the very first time.

The Rise & Fall of MP3 BlogsMonday, August 27th, 2012, 6pm - 7pm
on
Radio Free Culture
Has the music blogosphere's golden age already passed us by? In a guest post for WFMU, the Future of Music Coalition's Casey Rae describes how government crackdowns, competition from streaming services, and a blurring of curatorial bounds are contributing to the decline of the MP3 blog. Casey Rae joins the Free Music Archive's Jason Sigal and a panel of music bloggers past & present—including Matthew Perpetua (Fluxblog, Buzzfeed), Michael McGregor (ex-Chocolate Bobka), Emilie Friedlander (Ad Hoc, ex-Pitchfork's Altered Zones) and Doug Schulkind (WFMU's Mining the Audio Motherload)—to discuss the state of the music blogosphere.

David BrombergMonday, August 27th, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
It all started with an unexpected solo slot on stage at the Isle of Wight Festival for David Bromberg. The 1970 festival-goers were tough on the performers, but Bromberg managed to win them over and gained a contract with Columbia Records in the process. Since then David has, as his bio notes, "...played with everyone, he’s toured everywhere, he can lead a raucous big band or hold an audience silent with a solo acoustic blues." David Bromberg is playing three nights later in the week at City Winery, but managed to make time to stop at WFMU for a live set on Irene's show.

Bee and FlowerSunday, August 26th, 2012, 3am - 6am
on
Imaginary Radio with Chris M.
Their bio explains: "NYC/Berlin-based Bee and Flower is led by the smoky-voiced singer/bassist/songwriter Dana Schechter. The group specializes in twisted, yet catchy melodies, heartbreaking swoons, and a fierce, dark sonic tableaux" and to this we would add "unforgettable, beautiful songs that breathe and leave their mark. Don't miss them performing live in Brooklyn on August 18th!

Divorce MoneyFriday, August 24th, 2012, Midnight - 3am
on
Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
Brooklyn's Divorce Money sound airborne, wicked and lurching—like an 18-wheeler, flying off a cliff in alternating fast- and slow-motion. The band is part of a mighty, new generation of dark punk bands that have been on the rise since the turn of the millennium. With one cassette demo and a vinyl EP under their belts, Divorce Money have already proved their mettle as an empowered, creative entity—ripe and ready for a My Castle of Quiet visit. For fans of Drunkdriver, Veins, Salvation, Total Abuse, et al.

Josh Graham
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
A member of Neurosis and A Storm of Light currently, ex- of Red Sparrowes and Battle of Mice, he is a visual artist, guitarist and keyboardist. The multi talented Graham will lend his DJing skills to the Peer Pressure segment of Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine. Listeners will be able to ask him questions via the live accuplaylist. Tune in at noon for the whole program; 1pm for Graham's appearance.

Peanut Butter WolfWednesday, August 22nd, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Duane Train
The excellent DJ, Stones Throw Head honcho and famed superman lover supreme Peanut Butter Wolf will be swinging by Duane's show to shoot the ish and play some records before his Krautrock Classics show at Le Poisson Rouge Thursday night.

Shoxx
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012, 3am - 6am
on
Distort Jersey City with Reed Dunlea
The future of NYC punk is here. Shoxx are the band that you should be listening to on December 12, 2012 if you know what I'm saying. Elise from Brain F≠ says "Shoxx are old dudes with long hair that play punk music but they're really good at their instruments and it sounds like 'mah-mah-mah-mah-mah-mah.' " If you thought Pollution was the best band ever, then it would be pretty hard to not be psyched on their guitar player and drummer starting a new band. Nomos was a decent band as well. Don't sleep on this, as their demo tapes are just about gone. Shoxx NYC 2012. True freaks only.

Charlie Burnham & Two Eye Jack (featuring Freddi Prince & Mark Growden), live from the Castello Plan
Monday, August 20th, 2012, 9pm - Midnight
on
Airborne Event
August's installment of the Airborne Event's monthly remote broadcast from Ditmas Park's Castello Plan restaurant features jazz violinist Charlie Burnham, who has has accompanied jazz and blues luminaries like James Blood Ulmer, Cassandra Wilson, and Medeski Martin & Wood with his violin fireworks. Mark Growden has put out a series of much-loved gut-wrenching Americana albums over the last decade or so. He has a unique, powerful voice and plays guitar, banjo & accordion. He's been based in New Orleans of late and delving into that city's music traditions, but this summer we're lucky to have him in Brooklyn playing music in a duo with his long-time compatriot Freddi Prince. Listen on WFMU or join us live at Castello Plan, 1213 Cortelyou Road in Brooklyn, 2 blocks from the Cortelyou Road Q train stop.

Sonny & the Sunsets
Saturday, August 18th, 2012, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Terre T is thrilled to welcome Sonny & the Sunsets to The Cherry Blossom Clinic! This San Francisco band is riding high with the release of their epic third album "Longtime Companion," a record that adds a trippy psych element to their well-estbalished brand of melodic garage pop. Sonny and the Sunsets will be playing the Glasslands Gallery later that night but be sure to check them out on the Cherry Blossom Clinic on August 18th!

John StrausbaughWednesday, August 15th, 2012, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irwin Chusid
Journalist/historian John Strausbaugh visits Irwin's program on August 15 to discuss Greenwich Village's long and unique role as an engine of American and world culture, as chronicled in his forthcoming book The Village. (The work will be published early next year by Ecco/HarperCollins.) Strausbaugh is developing a counterpart chronicle of Lower East Side and East Village cultural history, which will be part of the discussion.

Strausbaugh is the former editor of New York Press, and has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Cabinet, and many other publications. His books include E: Reflections on the Birth of the Elvis Faith, Rock 'Til You Drop, Black Like You, and Sissy Nation. He posts vignettes of downtown NYC history at chiseler.org.

Acid ProblemWednesday, August 15th, 2012, 3am - 6am
on
Distort Jersey City with Reed Dunlea
Brooklyn's heavy punk rock maniacs Acid Problem (formerly known as Passive Aggressor) visit the WFMU studios this week. Think about The Stooges but way harder and you will get an idea of what these life-long New Yorkers are all about. Fresh off of a week on the road with North Carolina's fantastic Whatever Brains, we get a chance to hear this band in their post-tour element. Be sure to check out their awesome brand new EP on 16OH Records (Slices, Lewd Acts, Sleepies, Swann Danger, Mindless, Scam discography, etc.). For the true freaks. Not to be missed.

Diamond Terrifier
Monday, August 13th, 2012, 9pm - Midnight
on
Airborne Event
Diamond Terrifier, the solo project of Sam Hillmer of Zs, builds
tightly compressed songs out of looped shards of effects-laden
saxophone and pure reed tones. August 14th is the release date for
Diamond Terrifier's first full-length album, "Kill the Self That Wants
to Kill Yourself," out on Northern-Spy Records. Tune in a day early to
hear a special live set in the WFMU studios.

TBNB
Monday, August 13th, 2012, 8pm - 9pm
on
Minor Music with Jesse Krakow
The superchild of "Weird Al" Yankovic & Led Zeppelin, TBNB are a band that manage to rock people's faces off while simultaneously making them laugh said faces off. These three young musicians (ages totaling 30) will be stopping by to entertain us, enrich our lives, and (hopefully) explain what their name means.

Allan Fraser
Saturday, August 11th, 2012, 6am - 9am
on
Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison
Allan Fraser, as half of the folk duo Fraser and DeBolt, released two albums on Columbia in 1971 and 1973. Despite rave reviews and touring the music circuit, the records sold only modestly, eventually falling into obscurity. Neither of the Fraser and DeBolt records has had an official reissue, but they have gained greater attention and a larger number of devoted fans in recent years. Their debut is simply one of the finest records to emerge from that era, and retains the ability to startle with its daring and its beauty. Daisy DeBolt and Allan Fraser went their separate ways after the second release, pursuing different avenues in the music world. As is the case with many Canadian artists, they were very well-known in their native country and less so in the United States. Fraser spoke with us by phone from his home in Montreal.

Doug Gillard
Thursday, August 9th, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
As busy as he is -- just having finished a tour with Nada Surf, putting out his own solo record last year and completed recording a new record with Death of Samantha (yes it is 2012) -- Doug Gillard has found the time to visit WFMU once again, this time as a Guest DJ on the PEER PRESSURE segment of Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine. As of late, he also has under his belt a collaboration LP with Robert Pollard under the name Lifeguards, and
co-wrote and recorded with Sally Crewe for a Sally Crewe And The Sudden Moves EP last year ("Transmit/Recieve"). It's likely you'll hear some of his music for the period previous, so tune in at noon, hear Doug at 1pm! Listeners are encouraged to ask Doug questions via the live playlist.

Potty Mouth and Chemical Peel
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012, 3am - 6am
on
Distort Jersey City with Reed Dunlea
Potty Mouth and Chemical Peel from South Carolina take a break from their tour, complete with their van dying while double parked in front of the station, for a fantastic split set. Potty Mouth are an all girl band from Western Mass who play catchy as hell power pop songs about dogs and small towns and other good stuff. Chemical Peel is mostly made up of girls, and they sound a little but like a 2012 Sonic Youth from the south. Check out Chemical Peel's awesome self-titled LP and Potty Mouth's brand new LP on Feeble Minds and Ride The Snake. Great session not to be missed.

DJ BerbereTuesday, August 7th, 2012, 7pm - 9pm
on
Kaminsky Kamoutsky with Jesse
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
International superstar about town. Dj'd gigs in Arusha Tanzania, Bangkok Thailand, Hanoi Vietnam, and Hardcore House in Jamaica Plain MA USA. Also does live music at Berbere Superstar.

Diane CluckMonday, August 6th, 2012, 9pm - Midnight
on
Airborne Event
The idiosyncratic folk musician Diane Cluck will visit the Airborne Event for a live set on piano and guitar with cello accompaniment. She calls her music "intuitive folk," and has collaborated with fellow travelers like Herman Dune and CocoRosie. Lately, she's been exploring alternative ways of connecting with listeners through a subscription "song-of-the-week" service that offers her new songs as they come out and can even include songs on the topic of the subscriber's choice.

Jeff will have a variety of guests in studio and on the phone, including: Musical Icons Gemini Sounds, Merritone Music, Radio Icon Jeff Barnes, Cultural Presenter Miss Mattie Lou, Herbie Miller, Director/Curator of the Jamaica Music Museum at the Institute of Jamaica, plus Surprise guest artists and many more!

Don't miss this joyous exploration of Jamaican artists and their contributions to history through music and culture.

ZulusSunday, August 5th, 2012, 6am - 9am
on
Dangerous For The Brain with Thomas Storck
New York City's Zulus are perhaps noise rock at it's most inviting, a dark but welcoming wall of sound with some of the deepest guitar sounds in recent memory. To say the least, they are a very LOUD band, relentlessly at times, creating a reverb-soaked sound-space the listener can feel in a very physical way. Their debut full-length, "Zulus" is just out on Aagoo Records and the band stops by WFMU to perform their last show of the summer.

Jonathan CumminsThursday, August 2nd, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
You may know him as the guitarist for the awesomely poptastic Doughboys in the 80's/90s, or in Bionic at the "turn of the century" or PERHAPS you're already schooled in USA Out of Vietnam, his new band. Either way, Mr. Cummins will be kicking ass with a killer playlist on the PEER PRESSURE segment of Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine starting at 1pm! Listeners will be able to ask him questions via the LIVE interactive playlist.

No Class and Dark Ages
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012, 3am - 6am
on
Distort Jersey City with Reed Dunlea
This week on Distort Jersey City we have a split set from the two hardest bands from Kansas City, Missouri, No Class and Dark Ages. Boredom tends to produce the best hardcore punk... Both bands have a similar vibe, while Dark Ages tends to be a little catchier while No Class tends to be really, really ignorant. Recommended for fans of bashing your head against a wall repeatedly and loud, abrasive hardcore. Dark Ages are on Sorry State Records and No Class are on Deranged Records. Tired, bored, angry and violent. Be prepared to uncontrollably mosh your bedroom, car, cubicle, sidewalk, or wherever you may be living out the bleak monotony of your mortal existence.

Zaïmph
Monday, July 30th, 2012, 9pm - Midnight
on
Airborne Event
Zaïmph is the solo guitar project of the prolific experimentalist Marcia Bassett, who has visited the Airborne Event before as a member of the Double Leopards, the duo Zaika with Tom Carter of Charalambides, and Shackamaxon. Her recent duo record with Samara Lubelski has been roiling the airwaves at WFMU, and she visits on the heels of a new release from Zaïmph. Perhaps the closest one can come to describing Zaïmph's music is simply to explain that the project takes its name from a sacred object imbued with both dread and bliss -- the mysterious veil of the moon-goddess Tanit of Carthage.

Interview with Jonathan Sterne
Monday, July 30th, 2012, 6pm - 7pm
on
Radio Free Culture
Benjamen Walker interviews author Jonathan Sterne, who wrote "The Audible Past: Cultural Origins of Sound Reproduction" (Duke, 2003), and "MP3: The Meaning of a Format" (Duke 2012), and numerous articles on media, technologies and the politics of culture. Jonathan teaches in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies and the History and Philosophy of Science Program at McGill University. He is also the editor of "The Sound Studies Reader" (Routledge, 2012).

Jealousy
Monday, July 30th, 2012, 3:01pm - 6pm
on
Scott Williams's show
The San Fran-based Jealousy summons muses such as Spacemen 3, Throbbing Gristle and Neu! with little more than a bass guitar, a theremin, and some mysterious and indistinct vocalising. For this, their second visit to WFMU, they're in very exploratory mode, mostly improvising songs on the spot and spelunking through some very dark caves. Look out for 2 soon-to-be released recordings on Moniker Records, including a split with Psychedelic Horseshit and Jennifer Herrema.

Listeners can ask Alan questions LIVE on the online playlist during the program! Tune in and hear what's between the ears of this vocal sh*tstorm while Diane picks his brain and Alan picks the music!

Kieran Turner, writer/director of "Jobriath A.D."Wednesday, July 25th, 2012, 9pm - Midnight
on
The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
The new documentary Jobriath A.D. delves into the life and legacy of '70s glam-rocker Jobriath in a way that's never been done before. Known variously as "The American Bowie,' 'The True Fairy of Rock & Roll, 'Hype of the Year" -- as well as the first openly gay rock star -- Jobriath recorded two albums before the overwrought hype bubble burst. He subsequently moved to the Chelsea Hotel and tried remaking himself as "Cole Berlin," a Weimar-era cabaret singer, before passing away in July 1983 of AIDS-related illnesses. In the years since his death he has been cited as an influence by The Pet Shop Boys, Gary Numan, Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, and Morrissey.

Jobriath A.D. weaves together interviews, archival material and animation, and it has already received critical acclaim on the festival circuit. It will have its NYC premiere on Saturday, July 28, as part of Lincoln Center's NewFest 2012. Writer/director Kieran Turner will join Evan "Funk" Davies to discuss the film (and share some rare bootleg recordings!) on Wednesday night, July 25th. Don't miss it!

Black Sea Hotel and Hallock Hill on Airborne Event, live from the Castello Plan
Monday, July 23rd, 2012, 9pm - Midnight
on
Airborne Event
The third installment of what's shaping up to be a monthly remote Airborne Event broadcast from Ditmas Park's Castello Plan restaurant. On July 23rd, Dan is delighted to welcome Black Sea Hotel, a NYC ensemble singing a capella Balkan music rooted in the tradition of Bulgarian women’s choirs. By turns delicate and gutsy, the group masterfully works through folk songs and modern arrangements. We will also hear the live debut of Hallock Hill, a solo acoustic guitar and electronics project of Tom Lecky. His albums "The Union" and "There He Unforeseen" have generated a lot of buzz. Hallock Hill presents intimate guitar environments that seem like they'd fit into the guitar soli tradition, but speak in a completely unique voice without real precedent. Listen on WFMU or join us live at Castello Plan, 1213 Cortelyou Road in Brooklyn by the Cortelyou Road Q train stop.

Dirty BeachesMonday, July 23rd, 2012, 3:01pm - 6pm
on
Scott Williams's show
Dirty Beaches is the rockabilly-nowave-hiphop project of Alex Zhang Hungtai, a bicoastal Canadian of Taiwanese birth and no place of his own. Dirty Beaches play displacement anthems for biker westerns starring Alan Vega and directed by David Lynch. A series of cassettes and split releases with folks like U.S. Girls and Ela Orleans lead to 2011's full-length "Badlands", an instant FMU hit and one of Scott's top records of the year.

Lee FeldmanMonday, July 23rd, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
For "Album No. 4: Trying to Put the Things Together that Never Been Together Before," Lee Feldman travels familiar musical territory with another great collection of tunes that are sweet and funny, poignant and absurd. In Lee's latest newsletter, The Feldman, he asks,"Why make something as expensive and labor intensive as a hi-fi CD and put it into an over-saturated music market in a post-compensation society?" Even though the music business has not been especially kind to Lee, it's probably because he's totally driven to do it, as a self-described "pianist, songwriter, teacher, student, collaborator, franchise owner, Brooklynite and a fully effective nice fellow." Lee Feldman drops by WFMU's "Love Room" to play live and chat about the new album and his other musical ventures.